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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Training/ Tips for Beauty Pageant contentants...


A year ago I think I came up with an entry, one of those tips/ advise entry for those competing in beauty pageants, kan? Mrasalah this time around, I think this entry would come in handy for myself as well kot. After the disasterous bimbo-ness mistake during IQP2006 back in April, I think I ought to get myself prepared. Biarpun masuk pa per pageant hanya utk suker², but, like katanya si Ginger... "It's better to be prepared and lose in the competition - rather than losing because you didn't get yourself properly prepared", kan? So - mrasalah I've been doing some read-ups dalam internet and mek rase mek nak share lah these info semua kat u ols semua yang teringin nak bertanding ratu cantik or will compete in the upcoming Miss World 2006... Opps!

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Source: Pageant Club.com

How do you win pageant interviews?

It has long been said that pageants are won--or lost--in the interview. Certainly, anyone watching recent Miss America pageants couldn't have seen a more impressive demonstrations of that truth.  Heather Renee French and Nicole Johnson's masterful handling of their crucial final interviews onstage clinched their titles. The women displayed the combination of intelligence, charm, poise, personality, and relaxed confidence that has been the deciding factor in the selection of national titleholders for generations.

In fact, if one watches tapes of earlier pageants or spokesmodel competitions, its obvious that the same qualities that convinced judges that Nicole had the right stuff to serve as Miss America were present in noteworthy winners of the past. Marilyn Van Derbur (Miss America 1957), Mary Ann Mobley (Miss America 1959), Barbara Peterson (Miss USA 1976), Shawn Weatherly (Miss Universe 1980), Gina Tolleson (Miss World) all dazzled the judges with their interview technique, both in the private judges interviews and on-stage conversations.

So, just what makes a woman stand out in this crucial competition and how can a young woman develop those qualities? As I discussed in more detail in 101 Secrets to Winning Beauty Pageants (Citadel Press, 1995), pageant interviewing is a skill that can be mastered by any young woman willing to work to improve her performance. Given the importance of managing nervousness and the handling the unexpected with grace, I am sharing the following interview strategies, from 101 Secrets:

Learn to Manage Nervousness

Like competing in the Olympics, facing a panel of celebrity pageant judges whose scores on your "performance" could change the course of your life is an understandably nerve-wracking experience. It's a one-shot deal and you've got minutes to win the panel over. Indeed, NOT being nervous would be the real surprise.

The pressures of upper-level competition can be especially tough on contestants' confidence. "It can be very intense," says Debbie Bryant Berge, a former Miss America and past telecast commentator. "A lot of people go into pageants and they are so intense because they want to do well, but they're so nervous that it affects their performance."

The most effective way to conquer such point-losing jitters is to prepare beforehand. "In the interview, when you see five or ten judges lined up against the other side of the table and you're sitting there by yourself--the situation IS intimidating," says Christi Taunton, a former Miss Arkansas. "But, if you are PREPARED when you get there, you really shouldn't have much of a problem with nervousness. I think preparedness is the greatest thing you can do to block the nerves."

Keep in mind that judges are real people. Like anybody else, they work long hours, get the flu, and have car trouble. "The girls need to realize that the judges are people who put their shoes on every morning and brush their teeth just like they do, explained the late Jeff Bell, a longtime pageant director. "I think that helps the girls be more relaxed." And if all the above doesn't help, he suggests this unique strategy: "Picture them in their underwear!"

So when you're hit with the shakes, sweaty palms, and rapid breathing, remember to relax and treat the judges as regular folks. "We have as much stress as we put on ourselves," asserts Lee Beaman, Miss North Carolina 1988. "It's a matter of keeping the interview in perspective. It's just a conversation with people. They mess up and make mistakes, they're not perfect, and they know that we're not. This will be your one moment in the spotlight. Why be nervous? Let it be fun! If you have your mental attitude right, it's usually not too stressful."

Keep Your Composure

In any competitive situation the unexpected can occur: a contestant trips walking into the room, knocks over the stand microphone as she sits down, or calls a judge by the wrong name. Because mishaps do happen on any level of competition, remember that no disaster is so calamitous that you can't handle it with poise. Always keep your composure. When the unexpected occurs, turn it to your advantage with honesty, humor, or wit.

Kenn Berry, a Miss New York regional director and state and national judge, cites the case of a state contestant whose ring snagged and tore her hosiery during her interview. Since the judges had observed the mishap, the young lady slapped her hand over the run in mock horror and quipped, "Darn it, there goes my interview!" Says Berry, "I appreciated that because she was being totally honest. She reacted to it the right way and when she walked out of that interview, I gave her the highest score I gave any girl in that pageant because she was honest under fire. Those things impress me as a judge."

Should the unexpected occur, turn the incident to your advantage by keeping your composure and handling it in a relaxed, down-to-earth manner.

Indeed, while the prospect of being grilled by a panel of celebrity judges can be unnerving, the actual experience of meeting with the judges should be an enjoyable opportunity to let the panel to see your finest qualities. Take it from a judge: We want to see contestants present themselves at their best. We root for you! As a national judge, my observations have been that the most relaxed contestants-- those who succeeded in allowing us to see them at their finest-- were very well-prepared. It was evident that they had taken the time to educate themselves about current events, practiced articulating their opinions in mock interviews, and exposed themselves to as many interviewing and speaking opportunities as possible. They had applied and benefited from the "PPP" formula:

Preparation and Practice = strong Performance
Can you model if you are not pretty?

"What if you aren't very pretty but modeling has and always will be your dream?"  - T.C., Arizona

Answer

As with most occupations, modeling had specific market niches.  Not every model can - or needs to - look like Cindy Crawford. 

Depending upon a young woman's physical characteristics, there are a number of potential modeling markets.  Tall, lanky models are ideally suited to work on European runways.  Models with athletically sexy builds are well-suited for work as calendar/swimsuit/lingerie models.   Other modeling markets - although often smaller - include plus-size models, ethnic models, and mature models.  An increasing number of companies now make an effort to include physically challenged models in their catalogs to better reflect the diversity of their potential customer base. Other catalog companies, like L.L. Bean, have mainstream customer bases that respond favorably to less glamorous models people can relate to.  

Some print advertising models succeed because their average features allow them to realistically portray students, mothers, working women, and the like.  While breaking into modeling and finding work in smaller modeling niches can be difficult, young women who aspire to modeling careers should focus on specialized markets in which their physical characteristics are an asset, not a liability.  

As final points, consider the cases of Cindy Crawford and Lauren Hutton.  Crawford had initially been advised to have her now-famous facial mole removed.  Hutton, the gap-toothed supermodel of the 1970s, had been told that she would need to cap the large space between her front teeth to succeed in modeling.  Lauren refused and became a enormously successful, gap-toothed, supermodel (although, for some magazine cover shoots she did wear a temporary cap to conceal the space.). 

The bottom line is, it can be difficult to distinguish between those characteristics that can prevent a young model from developing a successful career and those features that may set her apart as the next Crawford or Hutton.  Our advice is to consult a qualified modeling agency for professional guidance on career development - but also to look for ways in which your individuality can be an asset.

"Do you have to be super skinny to win a pageant?" - J.D., Texas

You bring up an important point.  Like many observers, we have been concerned about the trend toward pageant winners being exceptionally thin.  

We oppose pageantry encouraging contestants to conform to unrealistically thin stereotypes.  The physical development that occurs from junior high though college is a crucial stage for building stores of  bone calcium for adulthood. If girls restrict their dietary intake for a prolonged period of time to achieve and maintain a low level of body fat for comeptition, the calcium stores needed for a lifetime of healthy bones may be jeopardized.  Some nutritionists have expressed concern that dieting at this stage could place young women at risk of early onset osteoporosis.

While there are well qualified physical trainers and nutritionists available to contestants who can afford that option, many most teens and college women cannot afford private nutritional coaching.  Therefore, given   potential health complications from adolescent dieting, we encourage pageant organizers to encourage contestants to strive for a healthier standard of physical beauty and instruct judges to reward participants who demonstrate physical fitness and beauty without resorting to excessive thinness. 

To contestants who ask, "Do you have to be super skinny to win?" we reply that, whether or not that is the trend, in our opinion, the risk of potential health problems due to prolonged dieting is simply too high a price to pay.  

We'd also like to point out that many women have won major titles without being exceptionally thin.  Miss Americas: Phyllis George ('71), Shirley Cothran ('75), Tawny Godin ('76), Susan Perkins ('78), Gretchen Carlson ('89), Debbye Turner ('90), Marjorie Vincent ('91), and Carolyn Sapp ('92), were all of normal weight for women their age. Several of these women had larger bone frames and "husky" thighs.  Kenya Moore is a recent Miss USA who thighs some people viewed as surprisingly large for a "beauty queen." So, while it may be common to see very thin women win, many judges support contestants who project physical fitness and health without resorting to excessive thinness.

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Having said that, mek went on to another website - and this time, mek got these rather interesting tips from Lynne Kush, Canada's very own Miss Indy - who was so ever kind enough to share with us all her "Secrets to Success"

TIP # 1 – Never act like you are the best thing that just walked through the door! Leave the pre-madonnna attitude at home! No matter what contest you are in, or what event you are at, or no matter how well you think you are going to fair...always act like you are the newest kid on the block! You can always stand to learn a new thing or two from your fellow contestants or organizers.

TIP #2 – Always investigate or learn about the contest you are entering or the event you are trying to represent. Nothing looks more "model type" than someone that does not have a clue about the event or company they are representing. Do some homework, memorize a little bit. And if there's questions that come up during the event that you are unsure of, then be honest and say you do not know the answer. Do not try to fake it!

TIP #3 – Be prepared for the event. Never leave outfits or routines for contests until the last minute. You'll run out of time, and then you will not be satisfied with your selections. Always bring a little sewing kit with you, because you never know when you'll have to make last-minute fixes! Always bring a cordless curling iron if you are curling your hair because there is almost never a plug outlet in change rooms! Always bring your own mirror! Why fight for a mirror with all the others?

TIP #4 – Be on time! Always! This is a must. Being fashionably late for a contest or an event....is bad business! No one cares if you had to powder your nose....again! In this business being late often means that someone else will get your spot!

TIP #5 –  Be curtious to your fellow models. There's no point to being rivals and bad-mouthing each other. Yes, it makes for an interesting competition but when the contest is over, it just makes for enemies! Treat everyone with respect.

TIP #6 – Do not-bad talk your fellow contestants/models at any point in time! I know this one sounds like #5 but it bares repeating! Talking to girls about other girls....never stays a secret! A lesson to be well learned by many females. From experience....it's never the loudest girl that wins!

TIP #7 – Respect the organizers of the contest. These are the people that can make or break you. If you think for one second they do not have any hand in selecting the winner...guess again! The judges may pick the winner, but the organizers often give a full report to the judges about how a contestant has been acting throughout the event. Everything does get noticed. Even when you think you are not being judged....guess what? You are being judged. So you usually cannot fake it!

TIP #8 – Respect the rules of the contest. If there is a curfew, even if you are 30 years old, there's a reason for the curfew! Don't be shocked if there's a surprise check at your door just after curfew.

TIP #9 – Leave your boyfriends at home!!! Oh for god sakes, this one has to be the biggest one! Ladies, your boyfriend can be your best friend, but at times your worst enemy. Guys love to see girls in magazines, or whereever but when it is their girlfriend that is being the subject of every man's attention, watch out for a change in attitude. Don't let him dictate what you can and cannot do. If you want to enter a contest or do a photo shoot, and if you've done your homework prior to, it, then all the more power to you. Tell the boyfriend that you'll call him when you get the chance during the event but you'll be busy!

TIP #10 – Have fun! Enjoy the experience. Whether it is a contest, an event, a show or whatever, treat it like you may never get to be there again or do itt ever again. Soak up the memories! And always follow up with a kind thank you email to the organizers so you never burn your bridges!

BONUS TIP – Refrain from saying the contest was fixed if you do not win. It just makes you look like a sore loser. That's why it's so important that you try to just have fun instead.

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And I hope kite semua (yang rajin masuk Miss, or teringin nak compete in beauty pageants, be it beauty pageants yang olok² for ppl like me ni, or for those girls yang nak compete in the real beauty pageants out there), I hope this entry would do you/ us good - I know it helped me a lot kot by just readin' it  over and over again... :D Good Luck nah!!! :D





Posted at 2:00:00 am by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Monday, October 30, 2006

Raya Update(s)...


My my - sedar tak sedar, dosi kehabisan katanya minggu beraya. Well, although dah habis minggu raya, tapi, still, BULAN RAYA @ Syawal masih ado, kan? :) So belom terlambat bagi those yang suka menyentapkan mek, mengecilkan hati mek, dan mengupsetkan mek, utk memintak maaf dari hujung rambung wig kejung bak mop lantai itiew, sampai ke hujung kuku kaki extension u ols itiew. OPPS! Hahahahaha... just kiddin'!!!

Anyways, since the last update (which was exactly 10 days ago katanya), ade lah beberapa perkara yang telah berlaku dalam hidup mek, disekeliling hidup mek, dan yang berlaku terhadap kawan² mek yang mek sendiri had to sama² go thru it, kan... so... mrasalah - mek updatekan semuanya dalam entry summary ini (Mek rasa nak kena pi berubat la - temanya wabak syndrome MALAS mek nih dah mula menular kembali dan makin menjadi² nih! Sapa yang dok 'hantar' penyakit nih kat mek, AMEK LA BALIK u ols! Tak tertanggung dek diri mek inih u ols! Sakit tau u ols tak dapat kerahkan idea masuk ke dalam blog, gara² sumpah serana jampi jampian "MALAS" u ols itiew terhadap mek! Hamek la balik u ols! - E eh? Motif mek tetiber menghoyan biarpun tengah dalam wabak MALAS!? Hahahah!)
  • Kes pokok ketapang tumbang atas cable² TM: Immediately lepas mek published entry SHRAF dan MZDB itiew (mati lah abbreviation utk Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri dan Maaf Zahir Dan Batin, ek Faizaru? Muahahahah!), katanya, malam itiew, hujan lebat sekals, sehingga, mengakibatkan satu pokok ketapang berdekatan dengan kediaman rasmi mek itiew, tumbang u ols! Dah la tumbang tu sepasal, tumbang pulak, jatuhnya naik ke atas cable segala cable (mati la cable of all cables) katanya. Memula electricity nan ado, dan sekali dengan line telephone pong also nan ke-ado-an la kan. So mrasalah Streamyx also, nan ado sebab no tone kat phone, mrasa la... kan? So anyways, moral of the story selain dari mek nak citerkan A/Star hujan bagai nak rak almost every morning (early early morning itiew) sebelum raya, mek also nak menceritakan betapa bagusnya pihak TNB yer - electricity cable itiew telah dibaikpulihkan within 4 hours jer u ols. Sunggoh dedikasi katanya memberikan khidmat kepada masyarakat dan pengguna. NAMUN, I wish I could say the same thing about/ to TM katanya. Sorry En. Raffi, kawankiew - bukan niat mek nak carut TM/ Telekom tapi, sememangnye, WAJIB, HARUS di carut dan matilah makruh kalau dinch carut. Adeke patut.. pagi berikutnya (the morning after I posted the last updated entry itiew), mek noticed kat my ADSL Router itiew, kat one of the LED lights itiew, blinking blinking, selain dari Status light blinking, kan? So mrasalah mek tau, itiew surely NAN ADO connection. Dan baru mek dapat tau yang line phone also nan ado. So it couldn't be Streamyx directly, mesti line phone yang menyebabkan Streamyx tersangkut. So mek called lah TM Careline ape tu tatau... filed in report, cakapnya within a day or two ok la tu katanya sebelum Raya. MALAM raya nih, mek sentap nih - STILL no connection, sampaikan mek ingat, mek kena pi lepak kat office sebab nan ado connection kat umah, plus the bloody phoneline, kan... So mek called back - reported the same bloody thing, and tau representative tu jawab apa? "It should repaired soon, maybe after tomorrow, since it's Raya tomorrow, Encik sure paham, kan?" Binaaaaaaatang! Apa punye jawapan itiew!??!?! HEY! You ols di TM were supposed to give 24-7 commitment dan services bagai. MOTIF ade nak cuti² raya bagai? Awat, cableman hangpa semuanya cuti raya? Takkan tak da yang standby during raya!? CHOYYY! Apa lagik, sessi carut mencaruts ley. Tuptaptuptap mek carut, TETIBE, putus katanya. Which mek doubt putus pun - mek speku, rep. tu SENGAJA putuskan phone call mek itiew sebab dinch tahan dicaruts bagai. Mek tried calling again afterwards, tu diah! "ALL OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE STILL BUSY. PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE... bla bla bla" - bole? Nyeh, bukan SEKALI DUA yer, berdoyon kali ok! Tapi memandangkan esok tu dosi nak raya, mek just couldn't be bothered dah sangat kan. Like, lantak pi la kat hangpa. Tunggu la esok lusa mek call lagi. Calling² lepas² raya itiew, ALSO the same thing. Nan ado respond; lepas holding on the line for like 5 minutes, tetiber, line PUTUS! Very der! BBD suggested me to write to The Star, NST, BH/ UM and Metro - rasain complaint katanya, kan!? Dan kaedahnye, setiap hari setiap malam, bile mek kempunan nak beronline, mrasalah mek ke office. Tapi tu la kan, tak sama feels² nya. Bagi mek menghasilkan entry² puitis 3000p.p White House speech ala², mek kena ade didalam comfort of my room (HABIS TU nih, entry yang bakal jadik 3000p.perkataan X 2 nih, buat kat mana tatau? SAH SAH kat office! Hahahah ALASAN cam SIAL!) SO anyways, lepas raya, dok cuba la cuba, still tak dapat pa per lagik perkembangan terbaru mengenai line telephone itiew. Depa kat TM tu ingat, awat, semua org sebok dok pakai HP these days, org dah tak pedulikkan house phones ke? HELLO!? STREAMYX pakai apa tatau!? Bukan housephone also kah? Bedengung binti wailul la sometimes depa nih! Kejist sangat. So semalam waktu mek lite² jenguk kat luar umah, mek nampak 2 3 van TM warna putih itiew (Motif soundnya macam van agama Islam - checking!? LARI NYEHHH LARI! Hahahaha), dok lalu pi mai pi mai, dengan tangga besi kat atas van tu lah, dengan 2 3 org dalam van van itiew lah, macam sebok semacam jer? Owhhh patut lah sebok - rupanya ptg semalam, line phones semua DOSI KEMBALIAN dan STREAMYX mula on balik. Hiks! Tu dia! Cekap sunggoh, dedikasi sunggoh depa nih keje noh -  kejadian berlaku 21st October - tudiah - 29th October baru dibaikpulihbetulkan - clusttt TM. Sapa in charge dengan TM tatau? LETS appointment - mek nak caruts! HEHHEEHEHEH! So dengan itiew, baru SEMALAM la mek leh online balik dari umah, dan baru semalam la mek mampu nak fikirkan apa yang mek nak update utk blog terchinta mek inih! (mati lah makin banyak bende nak update, tapi masih MALAS. Now that the streamyx dosi ok, have to think of a newer alasan to cover this MALAS syndrome, opps! Motif expose terang²an, kan? HAHAHAHA)
  • Kes kawan dalam dilema dan kesusahan: Ado la sorang teman mek inih - sedang mengalami tekanan due to beberapa masalah concerning lelaki, cinta dan kedua² yang sama tema dengannya... Dan selaku seorang teman KB, mek sedaya upaya coba utk menenangkannya. Adakalanya, it worked. Adakalanya, aku rasa nak tempeleng jer muka binatang nih sebab macam... erm... tak per tak per. Mek simpan dulu kes nih. Cukup mek updatekan, yang, Thanks to kawan mek nih dan masalahnya, mek ado new entry dalam segment CINTA yang akan mek buat, WALLAHUA'LAM bila. Tapi yang mek nak cakap disini, ialah - bila dia dalam sedey² tu, couple of days before Raya pulak tu, mek nih pun, sikit sebanyak, ade gak la affected. Bukan affected cemana pun, it's just - mek dinch suka tgk kawan mek sedeh. Dan bila dia sedeh, mek tompang sedeh. Mek never lah nak complaint sebab dia dok asiklah sms dan mengganggu ketenteraman awam (yeeer lah! Setiap kali dia sms mek, mrasalah lagu ringtone/ truetone mek yang disetkan at volume 5 itiew berdersingbunyik bagai nak gila, kan? HAHAHAHA tu mengganggu ketenteraman awam la itiew, kan?), cuma mek just nak cakap kat sini yang adakalanya apa yang kawan kita lalui, kite tak perlu lalui also utk feel it. Mek walaupun maybe pernah lalui the same thing (mati la same script different cast) tapi still, mek dapat rasakan piliaunye kb mek nih dipagi raya, which buatkan mek sentap keatas diri mek whenever mek dinch mampu membalas sms or be there to talk to her. Eh ape aku merapek nih? Tak pa tak pa - entry bahagian CINTAN CINTUN nih nanti sat nanti mek updatekan, nah?
  • Kes sebok raya 3 hari 3 malam: Yes, bermula dari Raya day 1 (October 24th) sampai Raya day 3 (October 26th) katanya, mek sebok beraya sana sini umah families lah, relatives lah itu ini bagai semua katanya, kan? Tak cukup siang, ditambahnya piuler malam - dah tu sebok gi umah² terbuka teman² dan kawan². And then ado pulak family dinners la apo semua itiew. And then temankan my aunty nye family ke Padang Besaq lah on Raya Day 2 - seharian suntuk kat sana bagai. Haiyoh! MEMANG havox lah 3 days 3 nights beraya katanya. Sempot ok! SAMPAIKAN berat badan mek naik ok! Mati lah sebelom raya mek CONFIDENT it was 58kg or 59kg - mrasalah after Raya (more or less on Day 3) mek pi timbang, AIYOHHH! MEK NANGIS! MEK NAK BUNOH DIRI! Mek dosi keberatans naik ke 62kg/ 63kg sundel! Mati la mek!!! Mati la lepas nih diet ikat perut mati²an lagi, siap bergym bagai with that sit-ups 250Xs and with that Fat burner pills X 2 tabs per day and with that 4 diet pills itiew - MEK MESTI kembali ke 58/ 59kg by mid of November! I MUST! (Motif? Ade leyyyyy!!!)
  • Kes beraya sambil ber-catwalk modelling di Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort: Mrasalah u ols, on Raya Day 4 mek bertolak ke Bukit Merah utk stay sana 2 malam katanya untuk buat fashion show for Boutique Romzy itiew. Sangat happening, sangat meriahs sundel! Mek sker. It all started 2 weeks before Raya when Romzy said that he needed me to help him out utk fashion show tu - tolong mengajar pompuan² dan jantan² dari BMLTR (abbreviations lagi katanya! Motif? Tema stylo baru kah? HAHAHAHA). So anyways, mek agreed lah nak tolong ajarkan catwalk serta kasik some choreography katanya utk fashion show 2 malam berturut² itiew. Tetiber tercetus idea si Romzy itiew suruh mek jadik lead model sambil buat show. Maaaati la mek! Hahahahah ok akhirnya, mek agreed lah buat Charity show tu - bukannye selalu, kan... nak serve beauty with a purpose - charity work lagi katanya kan... so anyways, mek on jer. Waktu rehearsals 2 weeks before the event itiew, aiyoh, mek sudah jatuh hati dah ngan model² itiew. Well, mek tasty sorang jer male model itiew, Neddy namanya. Dan sorang lagi tu, the Event Manager, En. Roy. Very der stock avang². Lepas rehearsals bagai semua, diaorang berbuka puasa ramai² semua kat sitiew and with En. Roy sekali la kaedahnya. Sembang pi sembang mai - habis. SO that's it. Mai Hari Raya ke empat itiew, pagi, Abang Romz picked me up dari umah, with Eugy, Ikmal and Ku - the four of us drove la pi ke Bukit Merah itiew, singgah sikijap di Parit Buntar ke boutique si Romz cawangan sitiew nak buat apa tah la. So lepas tu baru pi ke BMLTR itiew. Sampainye petang, terus lepak² japs, siap masuk rumah hantian bagai (MACAM SIAL sangat umah hantian itiew, penuh ngan hantian² JANTAN bersuara latar POMPUAN dan KUAT MERABA! Hanjengs! MEK SKER! Opps!), then ade rehearsals semua with the models - 4 guy models (hari rehearsals 2 weeks ago itiew, Neddy sorang jer yang candiew, kan? Mrasalah on the event day, termasuk Neddy, ado 3 male models yang candiew yang memang sah sah nampak gaya boleh makan! HAHAHAHAHA! Tapi mek addinch la makan, mek kan main model - play class - play brangan - MATI LA MEK DRAGUN! Opps!). Owh yeah, I almost terlupa. Model perempuans pong ado also - 5 kesemuanya. Dan all 9 of them berembak masuk ke bilik kami (Roy kasik Romz 2 bilik connecting katanya. Mrasalah Mek dah Eugy satu bilik, dan Ku, Ikmal and Romz satu bilik katanya - dan semua model akan bersiap di sitiew sebab Romz dan Eugy make up kan diaorang, Ku siapkan pakaian diaorang, dan Ikmal siap sebab buat show also dengan mek during the fashion show malam itiew) Mrasalah meriah sangat dalam bilik itiew. And then lepas dosi siap² bagai semua, semua pi la buat show catwalk itiew. Mek performed lagu "Unfaithful" by Rihanna itiew for the opening number, sambil the model² itiew buat catwalk bagai. Tapi tema show opening sangat lain, dan Abang ROY suka sangat katanya. Dan katanya kalau show tu tak ado mek, tak hidup show itiew. Owhhh gummmbiiirrraa!!! Heheheh. Kesahnye semua 9 models jadik patung. Mek jer dok bergerak catwalk kiri kanan depan belakang bagai. And once mek sentuh the models one by one, baru lah depa start catwalk. Grand sangat, ala ala Beyonce Dangerously In Love bagai nye show itiew. Hehehehehe... And then, lagu kedua, si Ikmal buat show lagu Arab apa tatau sambil model² tu catwalk one by one while mek salin baju utk show ketiga/ finale - BUTTONS PCD (mati lah show patut group berlima, tetiber mek feeling buat solo! TERUS MEK KEMPOT OK!) Tapi overall show was vast dan manager serta bigboss BMLTR serta a few vips katanya suke show show itiew. Dan habis show malam itiew, ape lagi - hehehehe berposing catwalk jalan² bagai la semua kami ke Taiping sampai ke pagian buta baru balik ke Bukit Merah dan tidur. Yerrr lah! Nan ado reservarsi katanya - mrasalah TIDUR dalam kesedihan! HAHAHAHAH! Esok tu pulak patutnye ade show lagi, tapi due to some urgent matters in A/S mek terpaksa kepulangan awal katanya sendirian (which mek prefer not to story la kan, except terbang melayang ler RM180 naik cab dari Bukit Merah ke A/S. Chit! Naik Air Asia AOR - KUL pun tak semahal itiew, kan? Chimpeng tul!) Tapi yang bestnya, maybe, these models and Roy himself akan memberikan sokongan kepada mek bulan hadapan utk... OPPS! Dinch cerits lagi. HAHAHAH yang penting, depa maybe pi! Pi mana tatau? HAHAHAH...
***Entry telah dihentikan penulisannye at 4pm bagi menyahut seruan utk gi buat facial kat salon Mak Hayam Nabilla Natasya Porntip Nakirun Kanurk, atau nama barunya yang telah diilhamkan oleh staffnya sendiri, Nabilla Natasya Tak Mengaku Topui *Sila sebut dalam tempo yang pantas yer bagi mendengar hasilan nama yang begitiew puitis - MATI LA KAU si creator nama itiew, gaji miew dipotong setengah bulan utk 6 bulan pertama tahun 2007 katanya Mak Hayam! HAHAHAHA!

***Entry bersambung DI RUMAH at 6.23pm katanya yer...

Clust! Dah boleh berblogging dirumah? Wahhh meriah *motif tetiber blur? Hahaha - So apa lagi kes yang perlu di updatekan tatau? Hurmmm... hmmmm think think think... ah yes...
  • Kes blog updates: It seems banyak sunggoh bende nak diupdatekan selain dari entry update ini tau. Like, so many issues/ topics to do in so less time katanya yer. Muahahah - anyways, mek feeling² nak buat poll (MATI LA MISS POLL kan!? Binatang sangat sapa kasik mek title itiew! SENTIAP!) So by doing so, at least mek leh nengok entry mana yang ramai org nak mek buat dulu and so and so forth katanya yer - Mati la mek tetiber feeling dejavu; like, motif mek rasa macam dosi pernah buat entry/ poll inih? Hummmm - tu la... banyak sangat Polls sangatnya kot, kan? *Ginger, DIAM! Jgn nak acan² Miss Poll kat aku lagi, nah!? Oopps! Terpecah lobang - u ols yang pencipta-ilham nickname/ miss bertitle baru kat mek itiew, kan? HAHAHAHAHAH! Hanjengs!

Which one out of these topics would you want me to write first?
"Pelbagai Rintangan Cinta" including 2 love story movie-review
When we fall in love with the wrong Mr. Right, or the right Mr. Wrong...
Erra Fazira: Perempuan Melayu Terakhir?
Having sex waktu tgh drag? How hard can that be? Libas jer rambut tu, KAN?
Fast and easy money - can percaya meh this tektik lincah inih???
Movie review: Gone With The Wind
Sharing some of the compliment letters I got during my time serving with MH
Kes: Terlepas Cakap - can cover balik ek?
The minute he said "I DO", the very next minute I said "I HAD TO..." - Things your partner do on their own free will, but you on the other hand???
"Owh my God I'm Fat! I'm FAT!" - "Pernah ka hang kurus masalahnye?!" - Dilema si dia berbadan besar berlebihan berat...
  
Free polls from Pollhost.com
  • Disamping tajuk² entry yang bakal anda sendiri undi dan pilih utk mek buat, mek ado dah entry² yang memang wajib mek selesaikan - antaranya...
  1. Bagaikan Sireh Pulang Ke Ganggang; Bagaikan Mahkota Pulang Ke Pangkuan... - (mati la dah nak masuk 2 bulan pun masih belom buat entry Bride of the Corpse nih lagi, kan!? Lalalalala!)
  2. Keramaian di Teratak Ramzie sempena kehadiran Ramadhan - (SAMPAI DAH HABIS POSA pong belom buat entry nih - mati la entry tak bertulis, just gegambars sajork di Fotopages)
  3. 3D2N Reunion Alumni Pondok Upeh '96 - Part 2 (DAY 2 and DAY 3) - LALALALA!
  4. Photoshoot October - Nih mek rase, nenanti la (NANTI tu bila la gamaknye ye? HAHAHA!)
  5. Berbuka Puasa X 2 entries - Mek no komen; maybe tak buat kot both of the entries sebab both entries ade melibatkan someone yang mek rase ade org tu tak suka dah so better mek jgn buat hal, kan? (Mati la alasan jalan mudah tak yah buat entry, kan? HAHAHA!)
  6. The clock is ticking - 24 days and counting down to... - Entry nih macam, tah - perlu ke mek buat tatau? Kang spoil the 'mood' jer, kan? Tapi mek ade pics² nak share. Hmmmm - mati la persiapan! OPPS!
Ha so tak gherti² nak start voting. Votes akan ditutup by, erm, by erm, next week Monday? (mati la another alasan utk keep this entry sampai Monday and in the mean time me don't have to do anything, kan? LALALALALALA!

Owh, mek baru teringat. About this year's raya kan - hmmm, mek rase Raya tahun nih, ramai kengkawan rapats mek dilanda masalah peribadi dan berdilema bagai tau. Memula sorang tu, kesah cinta bagai. Then yang sorang lagi pulak, personal drama at home bersangkut paut dengan abang dan ibu dan ada la drama² lain sampai mogok tak balik umah (memang sesuai pun dia buat cam tu, baru terajar abangnya itiew. OPPS!) Anyways, ade lagi kaedahnye. Kesah kawan dimakan kawan atas dasar another kawan dan soal lelaki - aiyoyoh - complicatednye! Kesimpulannye, mek girang la jugak sedikit sebanyak dapat membantu kawan² mek dalam mendengar rintihan serta bebelan mereka - at least sekiranya itu would ease the burden, why not? Biarpun bertelephone tetengah malam/ pagi buta sampai dedekat 2 jam, biarpun terpaksa duduk terpacak depan depa dgr stories depa siap ade ulangtayang drama bagaimana abang persis dirasuk bagai, and all - maybe hari nih hari mek bantu depa. Mana tahu, terkejut tergempak esok lusa tulat tungging tebalik mek pulak perlukan bantuan mereke, kan? Hiks! Mek rase nak buat column / segment baru lah (Dahhh! Mula dahhh nak create masalah kepada blog aku - kang tak terupdate jugak kang!) - segment "DEAR DR. LEA..." Doctor ley? Doctor apa tatau? HAHAHAHAH what do you guys think? Mek rase tetiber jer macam nak buat ruangan² persis "Mari berkongsi masalah bersama Doktor Masitah" itiew, kan? *Mana dia tudung labucci diamonte see-thru mek itiew tatau? HAHAHAHA! Apa kata korang? (Nak kena buat poll jugak ke? LALALALA)

Dah la - mek rase mek dosi membebel banyak dah. Cukup la bebelan mek utk kali ini dalam entry UPDATE RAYA katanya sepanjang 9 hari nearly 10 days no updates kat blog mek, kan? Mrasalah entry kali nih dosi cukup panjang katanya utk mek tidak berblogging sampai Monday akan datang (mati la mek! HAHAHA)





Posted at 7:30:00 pm by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Friday, October 20, 2006

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri...


Kepada semua, visitors/ readers, friends, strangers, KBs (Kawan² baiks) and lelalats (hiks, see - sejahat² puak² pemberontak itiew, mek tetap include tawww dalam ucapans mek - ko ado!? Hahah!) - kire, to everyone and anyone yang come across this entry... mek, Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah (tetappp kannn nak tempek nama pelesu pepanjangs, kan? Hahaha) di http://www.lealaurielle.com (http://lealaurielle.blogdrive.com - specifically), ingin mengambil this opportunity utk mengucapkan kepada semua...

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri,
Maaf Zahir dan Batin!!!



I know my blog/ website dinch ado banyak updates lately - sorry lah u ols. With all these Raya busy-ness dan also 'other' related matters in my life, kan... so mrasalah mek memang ke-busy-an sekars ini. And yes, mek taw, mek hutang banyak entry² yang mek budget bley buat before Raya nih alih², terpaksa mek anjakkan ke lepas Raya katanya. Mrasalah sabar menanti, nah? Everythin' will be updated/ published soon, InsyaAllah...

Ok - mek tannak celoteh panjang. Entry nih pun memang temanya nak wish semua Selamat Hari Raya dan kesempatan diambil bukan skadar nak ucapkan itu jer, bahkan, nak gak mek hulurkan jari jemari tangan meks (biar pun VIRTUAL yer - hiks), meminta mohon maaf pada sesiapa yang terasa, terkecilhati, yang mek tercaruts bagai semua nih kan - dah mengena tema Raya, mrasalah bermaaf- maafan katanya, yer? Hiks!

Owh well - nenanti mek hapdetkan pa per yang patut. As for now, itu jer la kot... taraaa!!! :D


PS: Tu diah! Pic Signature baru kah? Muahahahah mrasa!





Posted at 3:00:00 am by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Saturday, October 14, 2006

Sexy Back???


Artist: Justin timberlake
Song: SexyBack
Album: FutureSex / LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake - "SexyBack"

I'm bringin' sexy back
Them other boys they don't know how to act
I think it's special... what's behind your back
So turn around and and I'll pick up the slack

[Bridge]
Dirty Babe
You see these shackles baby I'm your slave
I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no one makes me feel this way
(take it to the chorus)

[Chorus]
Come here girl, go head be gone with it
Come to the back, go head be gone with it
VIP, drinks on me
Lemme see what you're twerking with
Look at those hips
Make me smile
Go 'head child and get your sexy on

I'm bringin' sexy back
Them other fuckers don't know how to act
Girl let me make up for all the things you lack
Because you're burning up I got to get it fast

(Take it to the bridge)

Dirty Babe
You see these shackles baby I'm your slave
I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no one makes me feel this way

(take it to the chorus)

Come here girl, go head be gone with it
Come to the back, go head be gone with it
VIP, drinks on me
Lemme see what you're twerking with
Look at those hips
Make me smile
Go 'head child and get your sexy on

I'm bringin' sexy back
you mother fuckers watch how I attack
If that's your girl, baby watch your back
Cuz you're burning up for me and that's a fact

Kaedahnye! Motif!? Tah lah - lagu nih beat dia very der sedap! Dan tetiber mek ade tema nak buat entry lirik nih sebabkan 2 pics kat bawah inih! Apakah???


Kaedahnye - "Who needs big tits?" ek? Muahahaha!


Tu diah! "When you have an ASS like this" katanya yer sambil ado arrow menunjukkan kearah vontots kiew - mek sker mek sker!!!

KAN? Mrasa! Hahaha - Sexy BACK la kan? Bukan Sexy Kembali tapi Belakang yang seksi! Mati la bontot tonggek! Muahahahahaha!

Kaedahnye me got this T-shirt (eh wait, ini T-shirt ke, shirt? Shirt kan? Mati la mek never got this one right sebab asik lah pakai dress, OPPS!?) semalams ok kat Stadi Darul Aman - ade these stalls ala ala Uptown Damansara lama dulu, gerai² bagai jual kasut, shirts, t-shirts and stuffs cecamtiew lerrr. Got it for RM18 katanya - mrasalah gumbira sekals ok!

Siang tadi, mek telah brani mampos peraga-pakaikan baju nih jalan satu Loq Staq! Muahahah mati la mek semua org pandang baju nih dan last² mesti nak tgk belakang baju nih yang menjerumus mereka utk CIO (check it out) ASS mek itiew yang dikatakan sudah cukup utk meng-sexy-kan mek, tanpa kehadiran big tits! Muahahahaha mati lah it should have been big breasts, kan!? Hahahahahah mek sker mek sker!

JANGAN KETINGGALAN!!!
Kini Berlangsung!
BLOGGERS IDOL 2006





Posted at 8:00:00 pm by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Thursday, October 12, 2006

Me? At Kampunglove.com? Coming soon...


Coming soon!!!



Katanya... mrasalah nantikan kemunculannya... (mek dosi muncul dalam advert/ promo banner thingy. Mrasalah there's more!) More of what? Banner? Tak jugak... jengjejenggg!!!

Sedikit kata² permintaan dari Kampunglove.com itiew!

Dear Lea
 
Would it be possible for us to have an article about you, since your blog is creative, do you think you could write a segment on our online mag? We will create  a section for you - whatever you want to call it - you may talk about anything here. We would love it if you could donate a few articles to us, it can be a pick from you blog, we are starting up so we are desperate.  What do you think??? a note from Ms Lea or something like that? Or just s section called I write, you read by Nurlea Laurielle lai lee?
 
The first article can be a little introduction about yourself, what makes you love to write about you life on the blog and how the idea came about, I know a lot of people - like me - tried to get a blog going but well, updating it is another story, but yours seems to be in excellence. Perhaps readers can get tips on how to get a blog going, what to write, how to write, what makes things interesting. etc?

I will have my own column/ segment to write katanya; like, online writer! Mek siewker lah!

Well actually, Kampunglove.com dah sememangnye there already; mrasalah dosi ade link dalam blog/ website mek direct ke Kampunglove.com itiew, kan? It's just, well, erm, japs, let me copy+paste itu kata² from the 'orang kuat' Kampunglove.com tu erk... hiks!

"... your picture is also feature as a banner to our kampunglove page ( altough its not up yet, the new one I mean ) - its now at http://wen.smcci.org.sg. This is the website im now put in charge of, by the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry. I just finish doing the website, some minor details to be completed, then the site will be feature at Berita Harian Singapore.
 
I was hoping if Berita Harian could do a write up about kampunglove also but I have to complete it first, then I can propose it to WEN, Women Entrepreneurs Network. Hopefully we can get a segment, since SMCCI have a permanent segment on Berita Haria called econiaga.  We will see how it goes by.
 
I seemed to be getting some errors at the forum page. Once that is done, the new kampunglove will be up and running. I do have a few web designing projects up my sleeve now, but I always keep kampunglove one of my priority.
 
Thank you  again for involving in this, i am very sure you will be an asset to kampunglove.com... "

Mrasa! Mek? An asset for Kampunglove? Owh wow wee junior-juice!!! Can't wait! Hiks! Katanya site dari Singapore kan? Mrasalah mek ok sajork - LKY la katakan, kan? Muahahahah! Eeeee tak sabaqnye!

JANGAN KETINGGALAN!!!
Kini Berlangsung!
BLOGGERS IDOL 2006





Posted at 12:01:00 am by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Sunday, October 08, 2006

I ought to get a new hobby!


Yes, dengan ini - maka dengan sukacitanya saya mengisytiharkan, bahawasanya, hobby mek iaitu mengompol kekotaks, telah mencatat satu lagi pencapaian membrangsangkan! Yer, bilangan koleksi KOTAK dalam bilik mek, di almari kiew itiew - telah BERTAMBAH satu lagi yer hari nih! Mattttiii la mek! Muahahahah...


First we have dis...


Then next ie. NOW, dosi bertambah katanya! Apa yang bertambah? Bertambah from brapa ke brapa? Nak mek buat POLL ke Ginger? Opps! Muahahaha! Sker lah kotak² itiew. Tapi, utk apa tatau? Saje je kot! KOLEKSYEN! Mek sker! Muahahahah!

So anyways - mek bels bels apa tatau? Hurm... well... citernye cam ginik. It has somethin' to do with the day before, the day before yesterday... (errrr... hummmm), and also it has somethin' to do with last night, and erm, as a result, terjadi lah bende shopping mopping hari inih (tak paham? Mek also! Mrasalah ikuti entry AFTER this entry! - Motif entry nih mek cakap BERBELIT²!?!?!?!?!) Anyways, kaedahnye we woke up this morning sebab nak gi amek hutang katanya kat Majlis Bandaraya itiew. Opps! Mati la mek pecah tembelang satu donia tau. Opps again! Tarkik lah bab tu. Lepas meeting kat pejabat Bandaraya itiew (yer, diaorang orang gomen in Kedah keje ok - mek patutnye enjoying my beauty sleep, alih² - THAT'S IT! UP UP UP you go for a meeting! Mek sentiappp - katipap!), mek was supposed to go and buy this cheap second hand hp kat maid kiteorg. Yeeeerrr lah! Dia pun sebok nak SMS ke Indonesia katanya. So tarkik again. Mek pon lenggang lenggang kangkong mak limah, jalan² kat City Plaza itiew looking for a nice, good looking second hand hp katanya yang bernilai less than RM150 (tu pun tidakkk - mummy dearie wanted something LESS THAN RM100! Haiyoyoyoh! Nokia 3210 yang baling kat muka anjeng pun nangis tu pun nowadays dosi RM110.00 tau!) So anyways, mek pusing pi pusing mai, lenggang pi lenggang mai - alih² - YES! Finally - terbeli jugak hp itiew.



Hp apa tatau? Nokia 6125 katanya! Hiks! MOTIF!? Motif belikkan maid hp Nokia 6125 flip-phone with 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and video recorder, and it has the universal connectivity with Bluetooth, infrared, and Pop-Port™ interface with USB, with integrated music player, stereo FM radio and Visual Radio and equipped  with Swappable MicroSD memory card slot and includes messaging features including MMS, Nokia Xpress audio messaging, email, and instant messaging, not to mention it has GSM quadband with GPRS/EDGE/HSCSD and Macromedia Flash player and xHTML browser and many more features. No sillybilly! Mek dinch belikkan that hp nearly RM900 tu kat maid mek! Mati lah mek nanti dia (maid mek ler) sound mek... "KO ADO?", kan!? Hahahahaha mrasalah mek belik hp itiew for myself katanya! Ade reason why mek belik hp itiew - merawat hati terluka lara kah? Opps! - nanti kan entry after this (lepas bukak posa nah!)

So anyways, hp apa mek belikkan kat maid mek itiew? Ala... Nokia 3310 sajork - RM120.00 with charger katanya - STILL in good shape. Mek sker mek sker (mati la propah - mek pun tatau good shape ke idak; mek nampak housing/ casing melerts sajork - dan screen masih full of bluuuuee coloouurrsss katanya kan *mati la blue black sajork* - so mek assumed ok je lah) Test test, picit pi picit mai keypad hp tu dok elok lagik, so, balun beli sajork! Hahahahaha!

So moral of this entry? Hiks! Mek just membazirkan duit mek lagi - for what? FOR A KOTAK - hahahah bole? Mati la hobby pelik, dan mengikis duit katanya, kan? Hahahahaha... mek sker mek sker...


Mek peghabeh duit swipe ccard bagai belik menatang² nih!? 516Mb memory card (asing yer, didn't come with the phone - ceh!), then mek belik itiew 6125, and the mek belik housing (or is it called casing? Hmmm) - for my 6111 lor. Hiks! Mek sker mek sker! Paperbag Nokia itiew pun mek sker!

PS: Dikala mek sker sker dapat belik hp baru inih, mek turut bersedey terpaksa let go (trade in) 2 hp mek yang dosi cekai itiew, the Nokia 6060 itiew and also Nokia 6610i itiew... Hmmm... what about that Nokia 6111 mek itiew? Hmmmm... what about that phone ek; yang 'beli-kat-Dubai-with-keypad-Arabic-KO-ADO' tu? Also ditrade in kah for the sake of the new Nokia 6125? KO-GILO!? Addinch u ols! Itiew mek masih simpan dalam pelukkan erat jari jemarikiew katanya! Muahahahahah! So now back to 2 phone sajork (amalkan konsep Kesederhanaan itiew adalah punting, kan? Opps!) Apo number²nye? 012/019-PICARIKSENDIRI! Hiks!

Mek masih tak habis dok belek² gentel² gadget bars mek inih - tapi it's basically tak jauh beza dengan the Nokia 6111 mek itiew - so senang lah siket kan. I mean, ade lah some new features, but most of it, dinch perlu la itiew Users Manual itiew, kan? (mati la kekwat, kan? Ala - mek bukan belik computer di Seng Heng bernilai kurang dari RM2ribs katanya with DVD reader/ burner bagai, kan? E eh? Motif mek tetiber menghoyan lari topic? Lalalalalala)

SO erm, what's next? NO lah! I mean not 'the next hp' katanya! Hish! I mean, what's next? (motif tanya diri sendiri? Mek memang tingtong la rasenye - owh, it's 7pm, dosi mau kebukaan kepuasaan katanya! Paaaatut lah!) Anyways, lepas nih - ade 1, or is it 2, erm, whichever, 1/2 entry(ies) yang mek akan buat sejurus selepas mek sendawa selepas berbuka posa, nah? Hiks! Duiyen *mati la mek lepas nih kena carut ngan that girl Nini tu lagik... "Ha... promo promo, janji janji, entry tu up next, entry nih up next, ado!?" mek nangis! Hahahahahahah!


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Posted at 7:30:00 pm by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Saturday, October 07, 2006

How To Be A Better Couple


Got this chain-mail thingy in my mailbox kat my Myspace. Thought of sharing it! :D

10 steps to enjoy
each other better...

1. Be realistic about each other.

Don't try to turn ur partner into something he or she is not. Let's face it, guys-there's only 1 Pamela Anderson in the world, and even she has had her implants removed! Give ur gal a break and understand that her physical appearance is NOT going to change overnite with the help of a few facials or treatments. And ladies, Brad Pitt has already been taken, so u're gonna have to do with what ur guy is like! Chill out, love each other for what u are. There is more to ur partner than what meets the eye.

Lea: KAN? Always tau nak make me to be somebody am not... cuba accept me as I am nengok, kan? *Mati la GREENLAND! Hahahahaha!

2. Always talk things out.

Now guys, I know this is not ur fave pastime or mode of resolving issues, but u know what? This works with the gals. Don't make assumptions about each other's feelings. Learn to xpress urself better so that ur partner undrstands what u're angry about, or hurt about, or even happy about! When u stop talking to each other from the heart, it's the beginning of the end.

Lea: The things is me likes talkings is too much, HOW? Mati lah from 10% masalah, becomes 90% lebey parah!

3. Do stuff together

Make an effort to do t hings together. Do some sports or involve urselves in some shared activities; something both of u enjoy or are interested in. It could be as simple as watching movies together, or jus strolling hand-in-hand down Orchard Road. Watch soccor with him once in a while though the green patch on TV puts u to sleep in 3 seconds. And guys, do give in if ur gal asks for another day at window-shopping, rather than suggest that she go out with her girlfriends for "that sort of activities" instead. If u're spending more time with ur friends rather than with ur partner, it's a warning sign that u're drifting apart!!!

Lea: Do things together? Mrasalah SEX 24-7! Hahahahaha! Now THAT'S an effort, kan?

4. Meet each other halfway.

If he agrees to throw out that rotten T-shirt with the "The_Rock" print, u shouldn't kick up much of a fuss if he asks u to keep ur room tidy... There's gotta be a little giving and taking in a relationship, so learn to meet each other halfway.

Lea: I receive only - don't do "GIVING" - hahahaha!

5. Show ur love

Buy her flowers or candy or perfume everynow and then, even if u have been together for 5years. It's wonderful to continue showing someone that u care for him or her. Cook him a special meal, paint him a Valentine's Day card. Knit him mini-socks he can't wear ( like for decoration purposes => ), buy him a packet of milk for breakfast, or pack his wardrobe for him...so he knows u can still be romantic and loving despite having been together for quite a while.

Lea: I think am good at this - BUT ALWAYS la me never get back the same action. Hmmm... must find a DK lover for a DQ person ley? Hehehehe...

6. Respect each other.

Stop making jokes about her hair or skin, or whatever it is u love to laugh at. Ask urself if she thinks if its funny. And if he has an inferiority complex about his height, stop ogling at tall guys and make him feel worse! Love is about respecting each other's feelings and being sensitive to each other at all times.

Lea: Seriously, if dia saorang yang macam... erm... hmmm... who ek... whoever lah, yang doesn't take "respect" seriously, perlu ke bother to even try to respect dia? Eh, if like that kan, why bother to be in a relationship with him in the first place, kan? Owh well, maybe sebab dia candiew? Opps!

7. Bury the past.

Stop bringing up the past. Gals..don't bring up the happy things about u and ur ex to ur guy, it would jus make him jealous or unhappy. And guys, don't talk about the happy times that u had with ur ex or mention about her in ur every other sentence as it would make ur gal feel un-happy and she might think that u saying all this b'cos u are gonna get back with ur ex or not interested in her anymore.

Lea: MATI LA mek cannot BURY MY PAST! They don't call me MISS PAST TENSE for nothing! Hahahahahahaha Dia kena accept the past, present and future tense! ALL kena! No no bury bury. Sape yang buat this rules, must be a guy, kan!? Hahahah

8. Sit on ur jealousy.

All of us go thru' spells of insecurity at the beginning of the relationship, but don't translate that insecurity into jealousy. If u're gonna go through ur partner's mail and cupboard, and eavesdropping on conversations, u know something is wrong - with u!!! Jealousy is like a poison that slowly spreads thru' the relationship before finall y killing it. Trust ur partner; love has to have trust in it.

Lea: How can I sit on my jealousy sedangkan mek menjunjungnya? Opps!

9. Keep ur commitments to each other.
If ur partner is standing u up all the time and cancelling dates and breaking promises, u need to talk! If u're in a relationship, make ur partner ur priority and don't disappoint them if u can help it. It's really terrible when someone promises to take u to dinner, and then calls to cancel it. Don't make promises u can't keep. If ur partner starts to feel that he/she is not important enough to u, u may jus lose him/her.

Lea: Yeah yeah - give full commitments to him and abaikan commitment yang lain², ek?

10. Be honest.

Honesty is not scowling at how awful she looks first thing in the morning, or telling him that he has the biceps of a fly~! When we say "be honest", we mean expressing ur feelings clearly, not being bitingly cruel. When u're hurt, say so, and when u're angry, tell him/her, w/o getting hysterical. If u can't be honest with ur partner, who can u be honest with? ?Love is also about honesty, and a relationship where no honesty exists probably isn't worth it!

Lea: But honesty can sometimes erm, hurt you in the end, KAN? So why bother?

FORWARD THIS...

--> to 5 people and u'll have gd luck
Lea: So by making this as an entry, mek have already forwarding this msg to more than 5 people, right? Unless my blog tak sehebat blog 'sebelah' sehari 300 readers masuk, kan? So anyways, even if 5 org jer baca blog mek - ok - I have the good luck already *let me try and run naked in public - if no one catches me, YEYYYY! I have good luck!

--> to 10 people or more and u'll have lots of gd luck in ur love life
Lea: Hurm... WHAT IF ade 11 org baca blog mek (opps)... so hmm... I wonder will I get a big punch or a slap on my face for kissing a straight guy who doesn't know me at all? Hmmm... If I don't - mrasalah bagus benor msg/ rules/ forwarding advise nih, KAN?

--> BUT... do it within 3hrs after reading or u'll have BAD LUCK in ur LOVE LIFE for the next few years~!!!~
Lea: TU DIAH! Mek dapat msg nih 3 days ago - so what does that mean? BAD LUCK IN LOVE LIFE UNTIL 2019???????? HELLO?!?!

Msg / mail dari si penghantar msg nih ke mailbox Myspace mek:

"When I receiveed this I must forward to you, sorry.
I don't want my LOVE LIFE to be BAD LUCK.
GOOD LUCK to you."

Lea: Kaaaaatanya - hahahahahah! "Don't want my love life to be bad luck" ek? Sah sah me 'been there!', kan? Hahahahaha!

For me - Love doesn't require GOOD LUCK ke ape ke ok! Forwarding chain msgs , email and sms or ape ke, just to get good charm in your love life, I think it's sad! Honestly! It IS! For me, what you really need to have a good love life is faith, confidence and just to believe in yourself; and yes, the 10 ways mentioned above. And besides, I believe in fate. Kalau dah tertulis you with A, then you're with A. By the time you're supposed to end your relationship with A, and hooks up with B - don't call it BAD LUCK in love life with A. It's what I call "WRITEN IN THE BOOK OF FATE". And just because you don't get any date for the past 1 year - that doesn't mean you have bad luck in love life la. It's just, erm, you're erm, don't have dates lor! Hehehehehe!

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Posted at 4:00:00 pm by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Friday, October 06, 2006

4th "I.N.C." - Caption This!


I wonder what this makcik is sayin' to the pakcik next to her ek? Hurm...



Ape ek? Hurmmm... MRASA! This Image is "IN NEED of CAPTION(S)" - LETS! (Mati la mek bulan posa pi boh pic nih! Mujur lukisan cartoon sajork! Buatnye for real? Naya ja! Hahahahaha)


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Posted at 2:00:00 am by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Beautiful Recipes with Nurlea Laurielle - Mixed Salad with Crab Sticks



Email me your personal recipes, family tradition recipes, and
anything that you wanna share with the rest of the readers, to "beautifulrecipes_lea@yahoo.com"
- I would be very honored to publish 'em on your behalf, here in my blog.
 
Today's recipe: Mixed Salad with Crab Sticks

Mrasa! Resipi baru pulak dah katanya, kan? Hiks! Tapi sebelum kite proceed dengan resipi harik ini, mrasalah mek nak buat tokok tambahan serta pembetulan dengan entry resipi sebelum ini. Kan entry sebelum nih, was Beautiful Recipes with Nurlea Laurielle - Cream Caramel, kan? Ha - ade sedikit penambahan la kirenye dalam resipi itiew (mrasalah mek dosi edit also entry resipi Cream Caramel itiew - but dalam entry nih, siap ade gambar utk menjelaskan keadaan katanya - hiks!) Since mek buat a new batch of caramels, mrasalah mek snappy² pic² tambahan katanya... Mrasa nah!?

Dalam entry Cream Caramel itiew:-

1. Yang mek cakap, waktu pecahkan telur tu, kan mek suruh asingkan "PUSAT" telur tu kan? Ha - nih kali nih, nih ha - pic "PUSAT" telur itiew... hehehehe!


Nampak dak macam ade lendiran extra itiew, sebelah kuning telur itiew? *Owh by the way, prasan dak kuning telur itiew berbentuk LOVE - awwwwwww...


Nahhh! Mek cedokkan keluar lendiran telur bergelar PUSAT telur itiew out of the bowl katanya - mrasalah buat ginik nahhh utk elakkan bau hanyiaq! Hiks!

The reason why kite kuarkan pusat telur nih, supaya caramel kite tak bau hanyiaq! Yer, the same method applies to all other cooking/ baking yang requires pemecahan telur. My mom cakap, kalau masak stuffs, goreng2 bagai, tak per lah. Ini we're talking about baking cakes, cookies, puddings and stuffs - jgn biarkan pusat teloq tu ado sekali dalam adunan. Nanti hanyir...

2. Ade yang part mek cakapkan, masukkan 3/4 susu pekat dari 1 tin besaq, kan? Mrasalah lepas tu sebenarnye ade tambahan lagi. Lepas dah tuang 3/4 susu pekat itiew, balance 1/4 tu, hampa pi la buboh kat mana2 yang patut - sebab tin tu nak digunakan lagi. Tin yang masih ado saki baki susu pekat di dinding tin itiew, mrasalah biarkan sajork. Campurkan dengan air suam/ air masak - kasik penuh satu tin, dan campurkan pada bancuhan 4 telur + 3/4 susu pekat itiew - barulah dinch pekat gils babs katanya. Mrasa edit!


Isikan tin susu itiew dengan air sampai penuh, then campurkan pada bancuhan telur (4 bijik) + 3/4 susu pekat (3/4 of a large tin of susu cap Teko katanya)

3. Hari tu pic Cream Caramel yang dah siap dibuat, mek tak amek version inih, kan? MRASALAH ini version yang dok ado dijual kat kedai² itiew. HAHAHA!



OK - now, lets - ke recipe for today. Yer, katanya mek masuk dapur for masak / siapkan 2 recipes at one go. Clust multi-tasking! Hahaha tu belom mek citer part lepas mek dah selesai buat dua dua resipi, siap dah basuh pinggan mangkuk periuk belanga bagai, dan dah ready nak buat entry, tuptup, CABLE USB camera mek pulak dah tertinggal kat office. Daaaaaaah sepasal mek pi office lak dah - mujur 5 minutes away sajork. HAHAHAH talk about gigih! Over leyyyy!!! Hahahaha

Time: Less than 20 minutes to prepare and get it done
Serves: Boleh la tahan banyaknye (mati la mek tatau nak agak! Hahaha)

Bahan²nya (tgk ke jla pic itiew! Hiks! Mati la tatau nama!)


  • Kobis purrrple (MATI LA TATAU NAMA! Check 5thE, tatau - dia suruh check ngan si CA - CA dinch dapat dihubungi - called Volks - also tak ingat apa nama nyer itiew - mrasalah mek hentam jer PURPLE CABBAGE, nah!? Mek check kat YAHOO, ADO pon? Mati la mek!)
  • Kobis biasa (hahahah the purple one I assume is LUAR BIASA ley? Hahahah mati la satgi aku kena carut ngan ANUNA, kan!? Hahaha)
  • Bawang besar 2 bijik
  • Thousand Island Sauce
  • Salad dressing (coleslaw sause, cream?)
  • Mayonnaise
  • Crab sticks
  • Tomatoes
  • Corns
  • Strawberries and cheese slice sebagai penghias (giiiittuuuuu)
Cara² membuatnya adalah seperti berikut... sangat mudah! :D (Ikut jer urutan pic² iniey yer? Hiks!)


Potonglah ketiga² bahan seperti dalam gambar iniey yer...


Pastu masukkan dalam bowl yer...


Masukkan pulak jejagungs itiew (since nan ado mixed vegie, mek terpaksa guna jejagungs sajork dan since mek suke jagungs, mrasalah mek letak bebanyak)


3 bijik tomato dipotong dedu (dadu lah!) Hiks!


Gaulkan semua bahan² tadik dengan Mayonis Sebenar Lady's Choice katanya. Hahahaha!


Then champorkan sekali dengan the salad/ coleslaw dressing and Thousand Island sauce itiew... (mati la mek sker ini jugak, so mek letak bebanyak - mati la diet!)


Potong crab sticks itiew beginik...


Campurkan crab stick ke dalam adunan bahan² tadik...


Masukkan dalam bowl yang lain pulak (noticed dak mek tukar 3 jenis bowl sepanjang sessi buat salad nih - MATI la mek sker semakkan dapur! HAHAHA)


NAH! That's it! Habis selesai katanya - siap ade hirisan cheese slice dan jugak strawberry sebagai hiasan. HIKS!

Yer Tuan² dan Puan², sajian kali ini sesuai utk mereka² yang tannak sahur heavy² dan nak amalkan diet - elok sangat makan salad nih (esok tu, by the time masuknye Zohor, kalau korang lapaq, MEK TAK TANGGUNG NAH! Hahahahah)

Enjoy! Dan selamat mencuba! :D

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Posted at 9:00:00 pm by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



Sunday, October 01, 2006

Beautiful Recipes with Nurlea Laurielle - Cream Caramel





Today's recipe: Cream Caramel


Yes u ols! Lama gilos kan segment ini terkubur katanya. Mrasalah sempena bulan Ramadhan/ festive season yang bakal menjelang nih, kite 'up'kan balik segment inih, kan? And what better way to start balik segment ini dengan recipe yang mudah utk dibuat, senang dan tak amek banyak masa kite (dan tak amek banyak masa mek nak explain about recipenye dan cara² membuatnya... kan? Hahaha!)

Time: Less than an hour to prepare and get it done
Serves: Around 9 to 10 dessert bowls

Bahan²nya
  • 1 tin susu pekat (use only 3/4 sajork)
  • 4 bijik telur
  • 3 - 4 senduk of gula
Cara² membuatnya adalah seperti berikut...


Periuk pengukus/ mengukus?

1. Pecahkan 4 bijik telur. Make sure kuarkan yang lendiran telur (pusat telur? Ape tah) itiew yer. Kite tak kuarkan lendiran itiew la yang segala kek/ pudding/ segala bagai yang gunakan telur tu, jadik hanyiaq tu!





2. Pukulkan telur sampai naik (naik apa tatah? Ala - bebuih dan naik kembang bagai itiew ler!)



3. Masukkan 3/4 susu pekat dalam bancuhan telur tadik itiew, dan gaul/ pukullah sampai rata/ sebati.

EDITED October 4th, 2006

SELEPAS MENCAMPURKAN 3/4 SUSU PEKAT ITIEW (3/4 dari tin besar susu pekat itiew) KE DALAM BANCUHAN TELUR TADIK ITIEW, TUANG 1/4 BALANCE TU KE TEMPAT LAIN (boh la tang mana2... hiks!). DAN TIN YANG DAH KOSONG ITIEW (well, tak der la kosong tagha mana pong - sah sah baki susu pekat tu dok ada celah² tin tu kan?! Hahaha), JGN DIBUANG YER. CAMPURKAN AIR SUAM/ AIR MASAK KE,  KE DALAM TIN ITIEW, SAMPAI TIN ITIEW PENUH, THEN, CAMPURKAN IA KE DALAM BANCUHAN TELUR + 3/4 SUSU PEKAT TU. KANG KALAU TAK CAMPUR AIR KANG, MAU PEKAT BEBENOR... OK?

Versi Edited ini telah di perintah oleh BigBossMummy! HAHAHAHA Mati la salah resipi katanya. HAHAHA!



4. Panaskan 3 to 4 senduks of gula (gula biasa tu ler). Panaskan dengan api medium, sampai jadik cam hangit tu - sampai gula turned golden colour, pekat² tu - ha, then u ols know la it's done.









5. At the same time, panas kan itiew erm, what do you call it? Pengat? Pengat kukus? Pengukus? Whatever you call it la kan



6. Once pengukus yang ado air tadik tu dosi mendidih, dan you ols dah campurkan itu air gula ke mangkuk, dan letak bancuhan telur dan susu tadik on top of it, masukkan mangkuk² dessert itiew dalam pengukus dan biarkan dessert kite itiew dikukus for like 10 minutes or so. Masukkan lidi ke ape ke kat tengah² caramel kite itiew; if masih berlendir sikit, let it kukus for another 2 to 4 minutes baru padamkan api.




Dosi siap! Mrasa!

7. Biarkan sejuk sat dalam setengah jam or so - then ready to makan lor. Boleh makan as it is, or masukkan dalam fridge kasik sejuk dulu - lepas balik teraweh kang, baru mengkedaghah 3 4 mangkuk, NAH? :D





Enjoy!

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Posted at 7:00:00 pm by Nurlea Laurielle Lai Lee Abdullah



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